Mustafizur Rahman, a 20 years old left-arm pacer tore through the Indian batting lineup once again to help Bangladesh seal the three-match one-day international series with a six-wicket win in Dhaka yesterday. Mustafizur picked up where he left off in the opening match, when he claimed 5-50, to grab 6-43 and help bowl India out for 200 runs, a target Bangladesh reached in just 38 overs. The hosts were given a target of 200 runs in 47 overs based on the Duckworth/Lewis method after rain interrupted play for more than an hour towards the end of India's innings. Bangladesh faced little problem to reach that figure thanks to Shakib Al Hasan's second successive 50, along with cameos from Litton Das (36), Soumya Sarkar (34) and Mushfiqur Rahman (31). Sabbir Rahman (22 not out) steered Axar Patel to third man for the winning run with Shakib unbeaten on 51 at the other end, having smashed five fours in a 62-ball innings. The win, which followed Thursday's 79-run success, all but confirmed Bangladesh's place in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in England after they cemented the seventh position in the ODI rankings. Hosts England, plus seven top-ranked one-day sides will progress to the tournament. Earlier in the day, Shikhar Dhawan scored 53 runs while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni chipped in with 47 as India toiled hard against some fine Bangladesh bowling in a bid to stay alive in the series.
